Hunter Feels Khan Will Shine in Danny Garcia Rematch
By Edward Chaykovsky
Trainer Virgil Hunter is confident that his boxer, British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs), will rise to the occasion if he gets a revenge fight with Danny Garcia.
Garcia stopped Khan in four rounds back in 2012 in a 140-pound unification bout. It was the final time for Khan to taste defeat. Khan was winning the fight handedly until he got caught by a huge left hook in the third round and never recovered.
Khan changed everything around after that bout, parting ways with trainer Freddie Roach and hiring Hunter. Since the switch he's won five bouts in a row.
Hunter feels Khan is a much better fighter when he faces an opponent who presents a certain level of danger.
Garcia recently said he would face Khan "whenever" he wanted to make that fight happen.
Hunter likes that match and thinks it's the type of fight that Amir needs.
"If he wants to be great he needs to consider fighting all of these guys," Hunter told Daily Mail. "I think in Amir's case, when there's a little fear on the table, and danger exists, I think I've got a better fighter. I think he focuses more because he knows that one more knockout and that's it [for his career]."
